U.S. patent application number 14/069903 was filed with the patent office on 2014-07-03 for holder replacing member and holder assembly including the same.
This patent application is currently assigned to WOOJIN ELECTRO-NITE INC.. The applicant listed for this patent is WOOJIN ELECTRO-NITE INC.. Invention is credited to Ho-Sung KIM, Ki-Sun KIM.
Application Number | 20140185652 14/069903 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 48867526 |
Filed Date | 2014-07-03 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140185652 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
KIM; Ho-Sung ; et
al. |
July 3, 2014 |
HOLDER REPLACING MEMBER AND HOLDER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME
Abstract
Disclosed are a holder replacing member and a holder assembly
including the same. The holder replacing member includes: a
pipe-shaped conductive case; a first insulating body disposed on an
inner surface of a leading end of the conductive case; a first
contact pin and a second contact pin located in a hollow portion of
the conductive case to be electrically connected to probes,
respectively; a second insulating body electrically isolating the
first contact pin, the second contact pin, and the conductive case
from one another; and a female screw member coupled to an outer
peripheral surface of a rear end of the conductive case to be
rotated independently of the conductive case and having a female
screw on an inner peripheral surface thereof.
Inventors: |
KIM; Ho-Sung; (Suwon-si,
KR) ; KIM; Ki-Sun; (Osan-si, KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
WOOJIN ELECTRO-NITE INC. |
Pyeongtaek-si |
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KR |
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Assignee: |
WOOJIN ELECTRO-NITE INC.
Pyeongtaek-si
KR
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Family ID: |
48867526 |
Appl. No.: |
14/069903 |
Filed: |
November 1, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
374/208 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G01K 1/14 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
374/208 |
International
Class: |
G01K 1/14 20060101
G01K001/14 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Dec 28, 2012 |
KR |
10-2012-0156158 |
Claims
1. A holder replacing member comprising: a pipe-shaped conductive
case; a first insulating body disposed on an inner surface of a
leading end of the conductive case; a first contact pin and a
second contact pin located in a hollow portion of the conductive
case to be electrically connected to probes, respectively; a second
insulating body electrically isolating the first contact pin, the
second contact pin, and the conductive case from one another; and a
female screw member coupled to an outer peripheral surface of a
rear end of the conductive case to be rotated independently of the
conductive case and having a female screw on an inner peripheral
surface thereof.
2. The holder replacing member according to claim 1, further
comprising: a third contact pin insulated from the first contact
pin and the second contact pin by the second insulating body and
contacting the conductive case.
3. The holder replacing member according to claim 1, wherein the
conductive case is formed at a rear end thereof with an external
step and a stepped portion, the female screw member is formed at a
leading end thereof with an internal step, the internal step of the
screw member being coupled to the step of the conductive case.
4. The holder replacing member according to claim 3, further
comprising: a seal spring disposed on the inner peripheral surface
of the female screw member.
5. The holder replacing member according to claim 1, wherein the
second insulating body comprises a support contacting the
conductive case, and a purge section through which a purge gas
flows is formed inside or outside the second insulating body.
6. The holder replacing member according to claim 1, wherein the
second contact pin comprises a contact pin connector, a leading end
of which is exposed, and a contact pin member, a rear end of which
is exposed.
7. A holder assembly mounted at one end thereof on a probe for a
molten metal and transferring an electric signal to an opposite end
thereof, the holder assembly comprising: a holder replacing member,
a leading end of which is mounted on a probe; and a holder fixing
member, a leading end of which is mechanically and electrically
connected to a rear end of the holder replacing member, and a rear
end of which is connected to a compensation lead wire, wherein the
rear end of the holder replacing member and the leading end of the
holder fixing member are connected to each other by direct or
indirect screw coupling.
8. The holder assembly according to claim 7, wherein the holder
replacing member comprises: a pipe-shaped conductive case; a first
insulating body disposed on an inner surface of a leading end of
the conductive case; a first contact pin and a second contact pin
located in a hollow portion of the conductive case and each being
electrically connected to the probe; a second insulating body
electrically isolating the first contact pin, the second contact
pin, and the conductive case from one another; and a female screw
member coupled to an outer surface of the leading end of the
conductive case to be rotated independently of the conductive case
and having a female screw on an inner peripheral surface
thereof.
9. The holder assembly according to claim 8, wherein the holder
replacing member further comprises: a third contact pin insulated
from the first contact pin and the second contact pin by the second
insulating body and contacting the conductive case.
10. The holder assembly according to claim 8, wherein the holder
fixing member comprises: a conductive fixing part case having a
male screw at a leading end thereof; a first contact body and a
second contact body formed inside the fixing part case; and a
fixing part insulating body electrically isolating the first
contact body, the second contact body, and the fixing part case
from one another, wherein the first contact body and the second
contact body are electrically connected to a first contact pin and
a second contact pin of the holder replacing member,
respectively.
11. The holder assembly according to claim 9, wherein the holder
fixing member comprises: a conductive fixing part case having a
male screw at a leading end thereof; a first contact body and a
second contact body formed inside the fixing part case; a fixing
part insulating body electrically isolating the first contact body,
the second contact body, and the fixing part case from one another;
and a third contact body electrically isolated from the first
contact body and the second contact body by the fixing part
insulating body and contacting the fixing part case, wherein the
first contact body, the second contact body, and the third contact
body are electrically connected to a first contact pin, a second
contact pin, and a third contact pin of the holder replacing
member, respectively.
12. The holder assembly according to claim 10, wherein the
conductive case of the holder replacing member has the same outer
diameter as that of the fixing part case of the holder fixing
member, and the female screw member has the same or smaller outer
diameter than those of the conductive case and the fixing part
case.
13. The holder assembly according to claim 10, wherein the fixing
part case comprises a rotation prevention unit for preventing
rotation of the fixing part insulating body.
14. The holder assembly according to claim 11, wherein the
conductive case of the holder replacing member has the same outer
diameter as that of the fixing part case of the holder fixing
member, and the female screw member has the same or smaller outer
diameter than those of the conductive case and the fixing part
case.
15. The holder assembly according to claim 11, wherein the fixing
part case comprises a rotation prevention unit for preventing
rotation of the fixing part insulating body.
16. The holder assembly according to claim 7, wherein the holder
replacing member and the holder fixing member comprise purge
sections through which a purge gas flows, and which communicate
with each other.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to Korean Patent
Application No. 10-2012-0156158 filed on Dec. 28, 2012, and all the
benefits accruing therefrom under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119, the contents
of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Technical Field
[0003] The present invention relates to a probe which is a sensor
immersed in a molten metal to measure temperature of the molten
metal, and more particularly, to a holder on which a probe is
mounted.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] A holder on which a probe is mounted refers to a device for
connecting a measuring unit to a long axis body having one end into
which a probe can be inserted and mounted through a connector which
can be electrically and mechanically connected to the probe and a
wire extending to the other end of the connector.
[0006] Holders generally include a manual holder designed to be
directly immersed in a molten metal by an operator holding a grip
extending from a body thereof, and an automatic holder mounted on a
separate immersion unit to be immersed into a molten metal.
[0007] One example of the automatic holder is disclosed in Korean
Patent No. 10-0471626 (published on Mar. 8, 2005) entitled "Probe
and Connector for Connection of Holder". One example of a manual
holder is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,893,516 (published on Jan.
16, 1990) entitled "METAL CONTACT MEMBER FOR A MEASURING LANCE FOR
TAKING MEASUREMENTS IN METAL MELTS".
[0008] If a holder is used for a long period of time, a connector
may be contaminated by tar generated in a probe. In this case, the
holder cannot be used further and must be replaced.
[0009] In order to solve this problem, in the automatic holder, a
gas is blown from a lance, on which a holder is mounted, to prevent
contamination of a connector. However, this configuration also has
limitations, and gas purging is also limited according to
measurement conditions.
[0010] Further, efforts have been made to solve this problem using
a method of replacing only a tip connector of a holder instead of
replacing the entirety of the holder, but it is necessary to
separately connect a compensation lead wire which is an extension
line in the holder and the replacing operation is very
inconvenient.
[0011] Moreover, due to characteristics of the probe in which even
a metal case of the holder is used as an electric connection unit
according to a measurement target, part of a connector which will
be replaced must be firmly mechanically and electrically coupled.
However, high external pressure, vibration, and rapid change of
temperature applied to the probe immersed in the molten metal
provide a loose coupling state, thereby causing erroneous
measurement due to unstable contact.
[0012] One example of a holder employing a conventional replacement
type is disclosed in Korean Unexamined Utility Model Publication
No. 20-2000-0001626 entitled "Molten Steel Temperature Measuring
Apparatus".
[0013] Although a fixing pin method disclosed in this document has
been used as the best method for preventing failure due to
vibration, it is difficult to treat the fixing pin due to its small
size upon replacement of the fixing pin and a separate tool is
needed to attach and detach the fixing pin.
[0014] According to this document, although a terminal rod is
configured to resiliently support an embedded terminal rod and a
terminal ring, there is a very high possibility of contact
instability due to vibration during measurement and it is difficult
to commercialize the product due to its complex structure.
BRIEF SUMMARY
[0015] It is one aspect of the present invention to provide a
holder replacing member which can be mounted on and detachably
attached to a holder fixing member through simple manipulation.
[0016] It is another aspect of the present invention to provide a
holder assembly including the holder replacing member.
[0017] In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a
holder replacing member is provided. The holder replacing member
includes: a pipe-shaped conductive case; a first insulating body
disposed on an inner surface of a leading end of the conductive
case; a first contact pin and a second contact pin located in a
hollow portion of the conductive case to be electrically connected
to probes, respectively; a second insulating body electrically
isolating the first contact pin, the second contact pin, and the
conductive case from one another; and a female screw member coupled
to an outer peripheral surface of a rear end of the conductive case
to be rotated independently of the conductive case and having a
female screw on an inner peripheral surface thereof.
[0018] In accordance with another aspect of the present invention,
there is provided a holder assembly mounted at one end thereof on a
probe for a molten metal and transferring an electric signal to an
opposite end thereof. The holder assembly includes: a holder
replacing member, a leading end of which is mounted on a probe; and
a holder fixing member, a leading end of which is mechanically and
electrically connected to a rear end of the holder replacing member
and a rear end of which is connected to a compensation lead wire,
wherein a rear end of the holder replacing member and a leading end
of the holder fixing member are connected to each other by direct
or indirect screw coupling.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of the
present invention will become apparent from the detailed
description of the following embodiments in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings, in which:
[0020] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a holder assembly according
to one embodiment of the present invention;
[0021] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a holder replacing member
according to one embodiment of the present invention;
[0022] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing main parts of a holder
fixing member to which the holder replacing member of FIG. 2 is
coupled;
[0023] FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the holder assembly according
to the embodiment;
[0024] FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a holder assembly according to
another embodiment of the present invention;
[0025] FIG. 6 shows one example of a first contact pin;
[0026] FIG. 7 shows one example of a second contact pin;
[0027] FIG. 8 shows one example of a third contact pin;
[0028] FIG. 9 shows one example of a female screw member and a seal
spring;
[0029] FIG. 10 shows one example of a fixing part insulating
body;
[0030] FIG. 11 shows one example of a first contact body;
[0031] FIG. 12 shows one example of a second contact body;
[0032] FIG. 13 shows one example of a third contact body; and
[0033] FIG. 14 shows another example of a third contact body.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0034] Hereinafter, a holder replacing member and a holder assembly
including the same according to exemplary embodiments of the
present invention will be described in detail with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
[0035] In the following, a leading end refers to a portion located
on one side of a probe and a rear end refers to a portion located
on an opposite side of the probe.
[0036] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a holder assembly according
to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0037] The holder assembly 100 according to the embodiment is
mounted at one end thereof on a probe for a molten metal, and
functions to transfer an electric signal to an opposite end
thereof.
[0038] Referring to FIG. 1, the holder assembly 100 includes a
holder replacing member 200 and a holder fixing member 300.
[0039] A leading end of the holder replacing member 200 is mounted
on the probe.
[0040] A leading end of the holder fixing member 300 is
mechanically and electrically connected to a rear end of the holder
replacing member 200, and a rear end of the holder fixing member
300 is connected to a compensation lead wire 360.
[0041] The holder replacing member 200 and the holder fixing member
300 are connected to each other through direct or indirect screw
coupling. The expression "direct screw coupling" means that a
female screw formed on the rear end of the holder replacing member
200 is directly coupled to a male screw corresponding to the female
screw and formed on a front end of the holder fixing member 300.
The expression "indirect screw coupling" means that screws are
formed on the rear end of the holder replacing member 200 and the
front end of the holder fixing member 300, respectively, and the
screws formed on the rear end of the holder replacing member 200
and the front end of the holder fixing member 300 are coupled to a
separate screw member disposed therebetween.
[0042] In the holder assembly according to the embodiment, the
holder replacing member 200 and the holder fixing member 300 may be
easily coupled to each other through screw coupling, and in
particular, in the case of the holder replacing member 200, a
female screw member may be rotated independently of a conductive
case, so that the holder fixing member 300 and the holder replacing
member 200 can be mechanically and electrically connected to each
other with ease. Further, a separate process of connecting a
compensation lead wire may be omitted only by replacing the holder
fixing member.
[0043] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a holder replacing member
according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a
perspective view of main parts of a holder fixing member to which
the holder replacing member of FIG. 2 is coupled.
[0044] FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the holder assembly according
to the embodiment.
[0045] Referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, the holder replacing member 200
according to the embodiment includes a conductive case 210, a first
insulating body 220, a first contact pin 240, a second contact pin
250, a second insulating body 230, and a female screw member
270.
[0046] The conductive case 210 forms a pipe-shape external
appearance of the holder replacing member 200. The conductive case
is formed of a conductive material, such as metal, and serves as a
wire while being electrically connected to a compensation lead wire
through a third contact body 340 of the holder fixing member.
[0047] An outer peripheral surface 213 of a leading end of the
conductive case 210 in the probe mounting direction may be
chamfered to facilitate mounting of the probe.
[0048] The first insulating body 220 is disposed on an inner
surface of the leading end of the conductive case 210 to prevent
electric current from flowing between the first contact pin 240 or
the second contact pin 250 and the conductive case 210 when the
probe is mounted. The first insulating body 220 may be formed in a
thin film pipe shape.
[0049] The first contact pin 240 and the second contact pin 250 are
located in a hollow portion in the conductive case 210 and are
electrically connected to the probe.
[0050] As shown in FIG. 6, a leading end and a rear end of the
first contact pin 240 may be inserted into an insertion hole. The
leading end of the first contact pin 240 may be inserted into the
probe, and the rear end of the first contact pin 240 may be
connected to the first contact body 320 through the insertion hole
313 of the holder fixing member 300.
[0051] The second contact body 250 may include a contact pin
connector 251, a leading end of which is exposed, and a contact pin
member 252, a rear end of which is exposed. The contact pin
connector 251 may surround the first contact pin 240 with the
second insulating body 230 interposed therebetween. The contact pin
member 252 may pass through the contact pin connector 251.
[0052] As shown in FIG. 7, the contact pin connector 251 and the
contact pin member 252 may be separately formed. Through the
separate configuration, the holder replacing member 200 may be
easily assembled and stably maintained in a manufacturing process
thereof.
[0053] The distal ends of the first contact pin 240 and the second
contact pin 250 may be rounded to be easily inserted into another
member.
[0054] The second insulating body 230 electrically isolates the
first contact pin 240, the second contact pin 250, and the
conductive case 210 from one another within the conductive case
210. The second insulating body 230 may be manufactured at once by
mounting the first contact pin 240 and the second contact pin 250
on a mold, followed by rubber forming.
[0055] The female screw member 270 is independently rotatably
coupled to the conductive case 210 and has a female screw on an
inner peripheral surface thereof.
[0056] To allow the female screw member 270 to be independently
rotatably coupled to the conductive case 210, an external step and
a stepped portion may be formed at the rear end of the conductive
case 210 and an internal step is formed at a leading end of the
female screw member 270 so that the internal step of the female
screw member 270 can be coupled to the stepped portion of the
conductive case 210.
[0057] As shown in FIGS. 4 and 9, a seal spring 280 may be further
provided between the female screw member 270 and the conductive
case 210. In this case, since coupling force between the female
screw member 270 and the conductive case 210 or the holder fixing
member 300 can be enhanced by the seal spring 280, the coupling
force can withstand vibration and rapid temperature change when the
temperature of a molten metal is measured, or even when the probe
is attached or detached.
[0058] All of the holder replacing member 200, the holder fixing
member 300, and the female screw member 270 are inserted into a
protection tube of the probe. The diameters of the members may be
the same or similar, which is not necessary.
[0059] Preferably, the outer diameter of the conductive case 210 of
the holder replacing member 200 is the same as that of the fixing
part case 350 of the holder fixing member 300 and the outer
diameter of the female screw member 270 is the same as or smaller
than the outer diameter of the conductive case and the outer
diameter of the fixing part case. In this case, it may be suggested
that the female screw member can be prevented from being rotated by
external force applied to the female screw member when the female
screw member is mounted, detached, and measured. Further, the
female member 270 may have a rough surface 271 to facilitate
rotation of the female member 270.
[0060] Referring to FIG. 4, the holder replacing member 200 further
includes a third contact pin 260. The third contact pin 260 is
insulated from the first contact pin 240 and the second contact pin
250 by the second insulating body 230, and contacts the conductive
case 210.
[0061] Referring to FIG. 8, the third contact pin 260 may have a
pipe shape. The third contact pin 260 may have a boss 263, a
section of which is expanded at a rear end thereof in the pipe
thickness direction. In this case, the coupling area with the
holder fixing member 300 may be widened. Rotation of the second
insulating body 230 can be prevented by the boss 263.
[0062] The third contact pin 260 may have a step 261 and a stepped
portion 262. In this case, the female screw member may be coupled
to the third contact pin 260 and, as shown in FIG. 4, a space for
disposing the seal spring 280 may be provided.
[0063] Referring to FIG. 4, fixing recesses 214 may be formed in
the third contact pin 260 and the conductive case 210 so that the
third contact pin 260 can be fixed to the conductive case 210.
[0064] The second insulating body 230 includes a support which
contacts the conductive case 210. A purge section through which a
purge gas flows may be formed inside or outside the second
insulating body 230. The purge gas may include nitrogen, and the
purge section may be formed using a space where a contact pin is
not present.
[0065] Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the holder fixing member 300
includes a fixing part case 350, a first contact body 320, a second
contact body 330, and a fixing part insulating body 310.
[0066] A male screw 351 corresponding to a female screw of the
female screw member is formed at the leading end of the fixing part
case 350.
[0067] The first contact body 320 and the second contact body 330
are formed inside the fixing part case 350. The first contact body
320 and the second contact body 330 are electrically connected to
the first contact pin 240 and the second contact pin 250 of the
holder replacing member 200.
[0068] Referring to FIGS. 11 and 12, the first contact body 320 and
the second contact body 330 have hole shapes into which the first
contact pin 240 (see FIG. 6) and the second contact pin 250 (see
FIG. 7) can be inserted, and opposite sides thereof may be
connected to the compensation lead wire (not shown).
[0069] The fixing part insulating body 310 electrically isolates
the first contact body 320, the second contact body 330, and the
fixing part case 350 from one another.
[0070] The contact body 320 and the second contact body 330 may be
inserted into and fixed to the fixing part insulating body 310 at
the rear end thereof. As shown in FIG. 10, the fixing part
insulating body 310 has a divided structure and, after the contact
bodies 320 and 330 are inserted into the insertion holes 312, a
separate fixing part insulating body member 311 is coupled to a
rear end of the fixing part insulating body 310 to increase
coupling stability.
[0071] Further, when the first contact body 320 and the second
contact body 330 are fixedly inserted into the fixing part
insulating body 310, a separate insertion hole may be formed in the
fixing part insulating body 310. In this case, the insertion hole
has a step 313 or a tapered shape to secure the first contact body
320 and the second contact body 330.
[0072] A separate internal step is formed in the fixing part case
350 to place the fixing part insulating body 310 in the fixing part
case 350.
[0073] Referring to FIG. 10, a withdrawal recess 316 may be formed
at the rear end of the fixing part insulating body 310.
[0074] An exchange period of the holder fixing member 200 is short,
whereas an exchange period of the holder fixing member 300 is not
short. Further, since the fixing part case 350 is formed of steel
and is connected to a handle or an immersion unit at the rear end
thereof, there may be an occasion where only the compensation lead
wire 360 (see FIG. 4) connected to the fixing part insulating body
310 and the contact bodies 320, 330, 340 needs to be replaced. In
this case, the fixing part insulating body 310 may be easily
removed using the withdrawal recess 316 when replacing the fixing
part insulating body 310.
[0075] The fixing part insulating body 310 may be withdrawn using a
separate L-shaped pin or manually according to a size thereof.
[0076] In the holder fixing member, a purge section 315 through
which a purge gas can flow may be formed inside or outside the
fixing part insulating body 310 including the support 314, and when
a purge section is formed in the holder replacing member, these
purge sections may communicate with each other to allow the purge
gas blown from the rear end of the holder fixing member to be
delivered to the probe.
[0077] The purge section 315 of the holder fixing member 300
preferably utilizes a space having no contact body and, as shown in
FIG. 10, the fixing part insulating body 310 has an I shape with a
rounded head. Likewise, the second insulating body of the holder
replacing member 200 may also have an I shape which has a rounded
head.
[0078] The fixing part case 350 may include a rotation prevention
unit for preventing rotation of the fixing part insulating body
310.
[0079] The rotation prevention unit may employ a notch 353 as shown
in FIG. 3. Since the fixing part insulating body 310 may
circumscribe an inner surface of the pipe-shaped fixing part case
350 upon rotation, a small notch 353 may be formed at one end of
the fixing part case 350 to prevent rotation of the fixing part
case 350.
[0080] Alternatively, rotation of the fixing part case 350 can be
prevented by forming a separate boss (not shown) on the inner
surface of the fixing part case 350, instead of using the notch
353.
[0081] The holder fixing member 300 may further include a third
contact body 340. The third contact body 340 is electrically
isolated from the first contact body 320 and the second contact
body 330 by the fixing part insulating body 310 and may contact the
fixing part case 350. Further, the third contact body 340 may be
electrically connected to the third contact pin 260 of the holder
replacing member 200. Unlike the first contact body 320 or the
second contact body 330, the third contact body 340 may be fixedly
inserted from the leading end of the fixing part insulating body
310, and effective contact with the third contact pin 260 may be
secured in this manner. The third contact body 340 may have a step
to improve coupling with the fixing part insulating body 310.
[0082] Referring to FIG. 13, the third contact body 340 may further
include a cutaway resilient portion 341 formed at a rear end
thereof by cutting.
[0083] As shown in FIG. 13, the cutaway resilient portion 341 is
formed of a resilient conductive metal to reinforce attachment of
the third contact body 340 to the fixing part case, and has a
cutaway portion 342 on an inner surface thereof to make an outer
diameter or thickness of the cutaway portion 342 larger than that
of a non-cutaway portion 343, whereby the cutaway resilient portion
341 can be slightly pressed when mounted on the fixing part case
350 and serves to enhance contact force due to restoring force of
the cutaway resilient portion 341 connected to the non-cutaway
portion 343 after being mounted.
[0084] The cutaway portion 342 is placed under below the cutaway
resilient portion 341, and a leading end of the third contact body
340 may be the non-contact portion 343. The third contact body 340
may be attached to the fixing part case 350 by the cutaway
resilient portion 341 to contact the fixing part case 350. That is,
since a restoring force direction of the cutaway resilient portion
341 is a direction of the fixing part case 350, the third contact
body 340 may be attached to the fixing part case 350 through the
insertion hole 312 (see FIG. 10) to contact the fixing part case
350.
[0085] Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 14, a third contact body
340' may be easily mounted on the fixing part case 350 by an
internal spring 344, as in the cutaway resilient portion 341.
[0086] The third contact bodies 340 and 340' may be formed by
forming a contact surface with the fixing part case 350 as a
stepped surface or an irregular surface 345.
[0087] In order to reinforce contact force with the fixing part
case 350, the contact surface with the fixing part case 350 and
strong contact resilient force are required, but must not be large
on a smooth surface of the pipe-shaped fixing part case 350 for
convenience of assembly. In this way, to effectively perform two
opposite functions, a step or another outer diameter may be present
at a contact portion of the third contact body 340 with the fixing
part case 350.
[0088] According to the present invention, the holder replacing
member may be mechanically and electrically coupled to the holder
fixing member with ease by rotating a female screw member of the
holder fixing member independently of the conductive case, while
the holder replacing member and the holder fixing member may be
easily coupled to each other through screw coupling.
[0089] Thus, according to the present invention, since the holder
fixing member can be used by replacing only the holder replacing
member which needs to be replaced after a probe is immersed in a
molten metal, the holder assembly may be easily formed and separate
operation for connection to a compensation lead wire may be
omitted.
[0090] The holder assembly according to the present invention may
be an automatic holder using an automatic unit placed at a rear end
of a holder fixing member, or a manual holder to which a handle is
mounted, and the present invention is not limited to the
embodiments and may be modified in various forms.
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